Finish & update

The finish is a square for SOLAK and the odd thing is the day after I finished it there was an email to say that 2 request had come in for flower quilts and could we please stitch some as they didn't have many 'in stock' talk about timing!

It's from an old issue of a mag most likely Cross Stitcher but I can't swear to that as I ripped the page out but I can tell you it's Lupins.

And I never got round to posting my progress on The Zoo after last weekend so here it is as of Sat morning when I picked it up.

First finish of 2013

Having to move the the file box with all the charts in I've saved to stitch for SOLAK (Stitches Of Love And Kindness) I decided it was time to start getting them stitched.

So my first one was decided on and a few hours later here it is.

The only thing I can tell you is that it's called White Rabbits and I think it came from an early copy of Needlecraft (anyone remember that?) because way back then I used to photocopy the XS charts they printed in the middle of the magazine so I didn't have to take it apart and I used said photocopy.

October finishes

For some reason I never got round to posting my finished Spiderman square for SOLAK.

I think he's turned out well but all that red was a little boring even although it did make a nice change after working with black all day as I worked on the dragon

And my ornament for October.

Freebie from Gazette94 and the monthly challenge on Stitch and Stash. I finished mine as a simple hanging pillow and used the fabric in the background as the backing.

I do know where's it's going but I'm not letting on

Bits and piece's

First is the SOLAK square I'm working on when I need a break from the model.

Next we have the Santa and here's my progress so far on the front of him, his legs are done but I'm not entirely happy with the way the boots turned out so I might re-do them.

In case your sat there thinking that the red is higher than the white your quite right it is, the red was done first and then I've gone back and started the white because the thread makes a difference with white beads. It's not something you have to do but it looks better in the end if you take the trouble to do it.

A few weeks ago I was browsing round a few blogs and the same design kept jumping out at me and was struck with the mad idea of doing said design entirely in beads!

I knew straight away I wanted to use black and gold so I've diverted the black delica's I bought a few days before and spent age trying to decide exactly which shade of gold to use.

Then I thought it would be a good idea to pick out part of the design in red so more time was spent deciding which shade to use

The red and gold delica's arrived this morning and I'm really pleased with the way they look together.

Now all I have to do is finish the model and Santa then I can start it and no I'm not going to tell you what design it is just yet as I'm toying with the idea of having a little guess comp when I've made a start.

And lastly have you seen the new TW freebie

Couple more SOLAK sqaures

I've finally got round to scanning the other couple of squares I did for SOLAK at the start of the month.

I didn't spot the bit of fluff until after I'd uploaded the pic :(

SOLAK Finishes

I took a good choice of design's I could stitch for SOLAK on holiday with me last month and I went for these 2 first.

The yellow one ended up being put aside for a while and I had planned to finish him by the end of the month but went to watch a Victorian Music Hall production instead (had a blast by the way and if you ever get the chance to go to one, jump at it).

Going back and finishing off the yellow guy got me back in the mood for them so I carried on and did another couple but they can wait until tomorrow :)

Finishes and an award

While my wrist was at it's worse I couldn't stitch on anything that needed Q snaps but I was OK with a small scroll frame so I made the most of it and got on with a couple of SOLAK squares.

Both are for the same quilt and in the list of her likes she had said Belive, Dream, Wish and Lizzie Kate's douple flip its jumped up in my mind as the perfect thing to do, it's just a shame there isn't a wish to complete the set.

Dream is stitched straight, it's the scan that's wonky

Chris gave me the lovely Sunshine award almost a week ago and with one thing or another I've not got round to posting so here it is.

I am told this award is for bloggers who inspire others with positivity and creativity. The rules for accepting the award are:

1. Put the logo on your blog or within your post.

2. Pass the award to 12 bloggers.

3. Link the nominees within your post.

4. Let them know they received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.

Normally I would follow the rules and pass it on to 12 others but given that I've had it for almost a week now and have seen it on loads of blogs (most of which are one's I would of picked) I think that I should just say that if you read my blog and someone hasn't already given you this award already then it's yours to enjoy.

Finishes

I finished this today, my first SOLAK square of the year.

It's from one of the UK magazines but I've got no clue which one because he was cut out by a friend who passed it on to me.

Yesterday I finished another one of those PHD beading projects, a Daisy Vine bracelet. This one took me less than an hour to finish off once I'd dug the instructions out and refreshed my memory.


And these guys should of been posted weeks ago but for some reason or other that didn't happen and I came across them when clearing the camera card off.
The kid panels of Snowman trio. I've started getting the bits and pieces together to finish off the entire bauble so hopefully this will also be finished this month.

I've realised that I've not posted my weekly update on Legends or the afghan so I'll try and get that done tomorrow

April finishes

I lost my blogging mojo a little during April so I never posted the finishes I had so I'm putting that right now.

The first two were started over Easter Weekend while away at DD's wedding and in the case of the Lily it was finished there as well. Both are for SOLAK

The tractor took alot longer than it should of because I was in the middle of stitching it when I borrowed Mel's Twilight books, which led to reading 3 books in 2 days and my current obssession with all things Twilight! (as I write I'm really glad that I live next door to a shop that's closed because Supermassive Black Hole from the movie has just started on Media player and I just *have* to turn the volume up and boogie!!)

Lastly some cats for the group project of a wallhanging that I'm involved with (you may have seen it mentioned on a few other UK blogs). This is my first square for it and I have some Donkeys half done that should be done in the next day or two.

Life is quiet round here this week again as Mel is still staying in college which means I get to act like a teenager with loud music and dancing round the living room (ok I admit that Mel being here doesn't really stop me doing that anyway, LOL).
Tomorrow evening is WI and I have to stand up in front with the rest of the choir and sings Off to the Races and Ascot Gavotte (My Fair Lady in case your wondering).

Happy Dancing tonight

Thank you for all the lovely comments on the tassel both here and on Sharon's blog I really do appriciate them.

I scraped this finish in on Tuesday evening just in time to meet one of my goals for last month. It's May's Gerbera Daisy Snowlady done as a SAL using last year's Vermillion freebies and she's off to SOLAK.

December had already been claimed so I went for my birth month instead and besides she's lovely and cheerful which is something I needed when I started her back in Jan.

I went to visit the Doc today because I've been having vision problems for a little while now and it's all down to my blood sugars even though my long term one (done by a blood test in case you wondering) is exactly what it should be. So we're trying a different type of tablet to see if that helps at all and it'll be reviewed in a few months time

Have a nice weekend

A couple of finishes

Both are off to SOLAK for a lady who loves the USA.
First is LK Liberty freebie from a quite a while back


Second is from an old issue of JCS

I've had a leap year start this evening, Enchanting Liar's Be A Dragon, so far I've done maybe 30 stitches then put it down to come online before heading for bed